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Counties in Indiana by job creation rate

Boone County had the highest job creation rate of 92 counties in 2021, at 23.949%. Cass County had the lowest, at 4.532%. The median was 10.02% and the figure for Indiana was 11.133%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.949Boone County
Lowest4.532Cass County
Median10.0292 counties
Indiana11.133History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 9.122 %Allen County: 9.611 %Bartholomew County: 7.923 %Benton County: 16.349 %Blackford County: 11.107 %Boone County: 23.949 %Brown County: 21.864 %Carroll County: 5.814 %Cass County: 4.532 %Clark County: 14.656 %Clay County: 10.43 %Clinton County: 13.989 %Crawford County: 11.76 %Daviess County: 9.916 %Dearborn County: 12.415 %Decatur County: 10.072 %DeKalb County: 6.773 %Delaware County: 9.696 %Dubois County: 8.143 %Elkhart County: 14.148 %Fayette County: 18.092 %Floyd County: 10.789 %Fountain County: 7.114 %Franklin County: 11.151 %Fulton County: 7.908 %Gibson County: 5.663 %Grant County: 7.807 %Greene County: 14.918 %Hamilton County: 12.238 %Hancock County: 9.814 %Harrison County: 9.639 %Hendricks County: 13.251 %Henry County: 8.545 %Howard County: 7.939 %Huntington County: 11.456 %Jackson County: 12.941 %Jasper County: 12.627 %Jay County: 9.353 %Jefferson County: 9.763 %Jennings County: 9.718 %Johnson County: 15.362 %Knox County: 9.758 %Kosciusko County: 9.494 %LaGrange County: 18.483 %Lake County: 10.677 %LaPorte County: 7.955 %Lawrence County: 12.932 %Madison County: 10.311 %Marion County: 11.451 %Marshall County: 11.32 %Martin County: 14.219 %Miami County: 7.621 %Monroe County: 13.362 %Montgomery County: 13.961 %Morgan County: 14.439 %Newton County: 7.977 %Noble County: 9.041 %Ohio County: 10.461 %Orange County: 12.122 %Owen County: 18.265 %Parke County: 13.348 %Perry County: 7.239 %Pike County: 9.753 %Porter County: 9.053 %Posey County: 7.094 %Pulaski County: 7.933 %Putnam County: 11.131 %Randolph County: 10.333 %Ripley County: 8.446 %Rush County: 10.24 %St. Joseph County: 9.476 %Scott County: 10.252 %Shelby County: 8.199 %Spencer County: 8.623 %Starke County: 9.605 %Steuben County: 8.469 %Sullivan County: 9.526 %Switzerland County: 7.95 %Tippecanoe County: 11.289 %Tipton County: 9.503 %Union County: 7.633 %Vanderburgh County: 10.407 %Vermillion County: 9.968 %Vigo County: 7.633 %Wabash County: 9.7 %Warren County: 8.343 %Warrick County: 11.337 %Washington County: 11.533 %Wayne County: 10.753 %Wells County: 7.92 %White County: 11.85 %Whitley County: 10.711 %
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%, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Boone County: 23.949 %Boone County23.949Brown County: 21.864 %Brown County21.864LaGrange County: 18.483 %LaGrange County18.483Owen County: 18.265 %Owen County18.265Fayette County: 18.092 %Fayette County18.092Benton County: 16.349 %Benton County16.349Johnson County: 15.362 %Johnson County15.362Greene County: 14.918 %Greene County14.918Clark County: 14.656 %Clark County14.656Morgan County: 14.439 %Morgan County14.439Martin County: 14.219 %Martin County14.219Elkhart County: 14.148 %Elkhart County14.148Clinton County: 13.989 %Clinton County13.989Montgomery County: 13.961 %Montgomery County13.961Monroe County: 13.362 %Monroe County13.362Parke County: 13.348 %Parke County13.348Hendricks County: 13.251 %Hendricks County13.251Jackson County: 12.941 %Jackson County12.941Lawrence County: 12.932 %Lawrence County12.932Jasper County: 12.627 %Jasper County12.627Dearborn County: 12.415 %Dearborn County12.415Hamilton County: 12.238 %Hamilton County12.238Orange County: 12.122 %Orange County12.122White County: 11.85 %White County11.85Crawford County: 11.76 %Crawford County11.76Washington County: 11.533 %Washington County11.533Huntington County: 11.456 %Huntington County11.456Marion County: 11.451 %Marion County11.451Warrick County: 11.337 %Warrick County11.337Marshall County: 11.32 %Marshall County11.32Tippecanoe County: 11.289 %Tippecanoe County11.289Franklin County: 11.151 %Franklin County11.151Putnam County: 11.131 %Putnam County11.131Blackford County: 11.107 %Blackford County11.107Floyd County: 10.789 %Floyd County10.789Wayne County: 10.753 %Wayne County10.753Whitley County: 10.711 %Whitley County10.711Lake County: 10.677 %Lake County10.677Ohio County: 10.461 %Ohio County10.461Clay County: 10.43 %Clay County10.43Boone County: 23.949 %Boone County23.949Brown County: 21.864 %Brown County21.864LaGrange County: 18.483 %LaGrange County18.483Owen County: 18.265 %Owen County18.265Fayette County: 18.092 %Fayette County18.092Benton County: 16.349 %Benton County16.349Johnson County: 15.362 %Johnson County15.362Greene County: 14.918 %Greene County14.918Clark County: 14.656 %Clark County14.656Morgan County: 14.439 %Morgan County14.439Martin County: 14.219 %Martin County14.219Elkhart County: 14.148 %Elkhart County14.148Clinton County: 13.989 %Clinton County13.989Montgomery County: 13.961 %Montgomery County13.961Monroe County: 13.362 %Monroe County13.362Parke County: 13.348 %Parke County13.348Hendricks County: 13.251 %Hendricks County13.251Jackson County: 12.941 %Jackson County12.941Lawrence County: 12.932 %Lawrence County12.932Jasper County: 12.627 %Jasper County12.627Dearborn County: 12.415 %Dearborn County12.415Hamilton County: 12.238 %Hamilton County12.238Orange County: 12.122 %Orange County12.122White County: 11.85 %White County11.85Crawford County: 11.76 %Crawford County11.76Washington County: 11.533 %Washington County11.533Huntington County: 11.456 %Huntington County11.456Marion County: 11.451 %Marion County11.451Warrick County: 11.337 %Warrick County11.337Marshall County: 11.32 %Marshall County11.32Tippecanoe County: 11.289 %Tippecanoe County11.289Franklin County: 11.151 %Franklin County11.151Putnam County: 11.131 %Putnam County11.131Blackford County: 11.107 %Blackford County11.107Floyd County: 10.789 %Floyd County10.789Wayne County: 10.753 %Wayne County10.753Whitley County: 10.711 %Whitley County10.711Lake County: 10.677 %Lake County10.677Ohio County: 10.461 %Ohio County10.461Clay County: 10.43 %Clay County10.43
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Boone County23.949+6.07 pts
2Brown County21.864+3.07 pts
3LaGrange County18.483+9.35 pts
4Owen County18.265+6.95 pts
5Fayette County18.092+4.88 pts
6Benton County16.349-0.3 pts
7Johnson County15.362+1.5 pts
8Greene County14.918+6.22 pts
9Clark County14.656+0.9 pts
10Morgan County14.439+3.14 pts
11Martin County14.219+4.26 pts
12Elkhart County14.148+5.9 pts
13Clinton County13.989+6.45 pts
14Montgomery County13.961+5.77 pts
15Monroe County13.362-0.37 pts
16Parke County13.348+1.25 pts
17Hendricks County13.251-1.72 pts
18Jackson County12.941+4.92 pts
19Lawrence County12.932+4.27 pts
20Jasper County12.627-1.16 pts
21Dearborn County12.415+3.68 pts
22Hamilton County12.238-0.37 pts
23Orange County12.122-0.15 pts
24White County11.85+3.98 pts
25Crawford County11.76+5.65 pts
26Washington County11.533+2.51 pts
27Huntington County11.456+2.8 pts
28Marion County11.451-0.69 pts
29Warrick County11.337+0.27 pts
30Marshall County11.32+3.21 pts
31Tippecanoe County11.289+1.67 pts
32Franklin County11.151+0.43 pts
33Putnam County11.131+4.23 pts
34Blackford County11.107+1.59 pts
35Floyd County10.789-0.01 pts
36Wayne County10.753+0.95 pts
37Whitley County10.711+3.04 pts
38Lake County10.677+0.64 pts
39Ohio County10.461+2.45 pts
40Clay County10.43-2.37 pts
41Vanderburgh County10.407-1.18 pts
42Randolph County10.333-0.14 pts
43Madison County10.311+2.16 pts
44Scott County10.252+1.3 pts
45Rush County10.24+4.04 pts
46Decatur County10.072+4.17 pts
47Vermillion County9.968-1.22 pts
48Daviess County9.916-0.61 pts
49Hancock County9.814-4.15 pts
50Jefferson County9.763+1.65 pts
51Knox County9.758+1.88 pts
52Pike County9.753-1.8 pts
53Jennings County9.718-3.07 pts
54Wabash County9.7+2.55 pts
55Delaware County9.696-1.12 pts
56Harrison County9.639+2.23 pts
57Allen County9.611+0.7 pts
58Starke County9.605-9.61 pts
59Sullivan County9.526+0.83 pts
60Tipton County9.503+2.86 pts
61Kosciusko County9.494-0.93 pts
62St. Joseph County9.476+0.83 pts
63Jay County9.353-4.87 pts
64Adams County9.122+1.61 pts
65Porter County9.053+0.78 pts
66Noble County9.041+0.79 pts
67Spencer County8.623+0.24 pts
68Henry County8.545+1.75 pts
69Steuben County8.469+1.59 pts
70Ripley County8.446+3.52 pts
71Warren County8.343-10.36 pts
72Shelby County8.199-0.15 pts
73Dubois County8.143+2.01 pts
74Newton County7.977-7.94 pts
75LaPorte County7.955-1.67 pts
76Switzerland County7.95+3.75 pts
77Howard County7.939+0.63 pts
78Pulaski County7.933+3.34 pts
79Bartholomew County7.923-0.49 pts
80Wells County7.92-2.85 pts
81Fulton County7.908+0.7 pts
82Grant County7.807+0.06 pts
83Union County7.633-2.03 pts
83Vigo County7.633-2.17 pts
85Miami County7.621+0.41 pts
86Perry County7.239+0.37 pts
87Fountain County7.114+0.47 pts
88Posey County7.094-5.2 pts
89DeKalb County6.773-2.23 pts
90Carroll County5.814-3.9 pts
91Gibson County5.663-3.08 pts
92Cass County4.532-3.77 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Indiana by job creation rate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Indiana by job creation rate, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/indiana-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Indiana by job creation rate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/indiana-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Indiana by job creation rate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/indiana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Boone County, with 23.949% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Cass County, with 4.532% in 2021.

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